Thursday, January 8, 2009

Wireless Power Charging - recharge your devices wirelessly...


Recharge your portable devices such as laptops, Mobile Phones, MP3 players etc without getting tied down to a power socket...

WIFI or Wireless LANs have already freed up IT users from their desks, and are freely connected to their networks where wireless signals are available.

A similar setup, where your devices are recharged without connecting to a power socket is under research from quite some time...

Reality check:
Eight companies have formed a consortium with the aim of developing a wireless power standard. Convinient power, Fulton innovation, Logitech, National Semiconductor, Philips, Sanyo, Shenzhen sangfei communications and texas instruments are members of this group that sees wireless power charging taking away the need of wires and connectors.

The goal is to create charging station upon which you drop your mobile devices and it charges. no fuss of wires, no fuss. The standard works for devices that are close to each other and employs the principple of magnetic induction.


More of such glimpses into the crystal ball of futuristic technologies as and when they happen. Till then, Signing off,

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